Lin Dan career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of professional badminton player, Lin Dan. To date, Lin has won fifty-seven singles titles, including three Super Series Premier titles, fourteen Super Series titles, and one Super Series Finals title. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion and four-time Asian champion. Lin is currently ranked World No. 3 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Finals
Olympic medal matches
Singles: 2 (2 gold)
| Outcome | Year | Championship[1] | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2008 | Beijing (1) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–12, 21–8 | 
| Gold | 2012 | London (2) |  Lee Chong Wei | 15–21, 21–10, 21–19 | 
| 2016 | Rio |  Viktor Axelsen | 
World Championships medal matches
Singles: 6 (5 gold, 1 silver)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2005 | Anaheim |  Taufik Hidayat | 3–15, 7–15 | 
| Gold | 2006 | Madrid (1) |  Bao Chunlai | 18–21, 21–17, 21–12 | 
| Gold | 2007 | Kuala Lumpur (2) |  Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 21–11, 22–20 | 
| Gold | 2009 | Hyderabad (3) |  Chen Jin | 21–18, 21–16 | 
| Gold | 2011 | London (4) |  Lee Chong Wei | 20–22, 21–14, 23–21 | 
| Gold | 2013 | Guangzhou (5) |  Lee Chong Wei | 16–21, 21–13, 20–17r | 
World Cup medal matches
Singles: 2 (2 gold)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2005 | Yiyang (1) |  Boonsak Ponsana | 21–14, 21–11 | 
| Gold | 2006 | Yiyang (2) |  Chen Yu | 21–19, 19–21, 21–17 | 
Asian Games medal matches
Singles: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 | Doha |  Taufik Hidayat | 15–21, 20–22 | 
| Gold | 2010 | Guangzhou |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–13, 15–21, 21–10 | 
| Gold | 2014 | Incheon |  Chen Long | 12–21, 21–16, 21–16 | 
Asian Championships medal matches
Singles: 8 (4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2001 | Manila |  Xia Xuanze | 10–15, 9–15 | 
| Bronze | 2008 | Johor Bahru |  Chen Jin | 13–21, 14–21 | 
| Gold | 2010 | New Delhi (1) |  Wang Zhengming | 21–17, 21–15 | 
| Gold | 2011 | Chengdu (2) |  Bao Chunlai | 21–19, 21–13 | 
| Bronze | 2012 | Qingdao |  Chen Jin | Walkover | 
| Gold | 2014 | Gimcheon (3) |  Sho Sasaki | 14–21, 21–9, 21–15 | 
| Gold | 2015 | Wuhan (4) |  Tian Houwei | 21–19, 21–8 | 
| Bronze | 2016 | Wuhan |  Lee Chong Wei | 20-22 21-15 4-21 | 
East Asian Games medal matches
Singles: 1 (1 silver)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2009 | Hong Kong |  Choi Ho-jin | 19–21, 18–21 | 
World Junior Championships medal matches
Singles: 1 (1 bronze)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2000 | Guangzhou |  Bao Chunlai | 4–7, 2–7, 7–0, 7–0, 1–7 | 
BWF World Superseries Finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2011 | Liuzhou |  Chen Long | 21–12, 21–16 | 
BWF World Superseries Premier
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2011 | Korea Open (3) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 | 
| Runner-up | 2011 | All England Open (3) |  Lee Chong Wei | 17–21, 17–21 | 
| Winner | 2011 | China Open (5) |  Chen Long | 21–17, 26–24 | 
| Runner-up | 2012 | Korea Open (2) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–12, 18–21, 14–21 | 
| Winner | 2012 | All England Open (5) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 6–2r | 
| Runner-up | 2014 | China Open |  Srikanth Kidambi | 19–21, 17–21 | 
| Runner-up | 2015 | Malaysia Open |  Chen Long | 22–20, 13–21, 11–21 | 
BWF World Superseries
Singles: 20 (14 titles, 6 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2007 | Korea Open (2) |  Chen Jin | 21–14, 21–19 | 
| Winner | 2007 | All England Open (3) |  Chen Yu | 21–13, 21–12 | 
| Winner | 2007 | China Masters (2) |  Wong Choong Hann | 21–19, 21–9 | 
| Winner | 2007 | Denmark Open (3) |  Bao Chunlai | 21–15, 21–12 | 
| Winner | 2007 | Hong Kong Open (4) |  Lee Chong Wei | 9–21, 21–15, 21–15 | 
| Runner-up | 2008 | Korea Open |  Lee Hyun-il | 21–4, 21–23, 23–25 | 
| Runner-up | 2008 | All England Open (2) |  Chen Jin | 20–22, 23–25 | 
| Winner | 2008 | Swiss Open (2) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–13, 21–18 | 
| Winner | 2008 | China Open (3) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–18, 21–9 | 
| Runner-up | 2008 | Hong Kong Open |  Chen Jin | 9–21, 21–9, 17–21 | 
| Winner | 2009 | All England Open (4) |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 21–12 | 
| Runner-up | 2009 | Swiss Open |  Lee Chong Wei | 16–21, 16–21 | 
| Winner | 2009 | China Masters (3) |  Boonsak Ponsana | 21–17, 21–17 | 
| Winner | 2009 | French Open |  Taufik Hidayat | 21–6, 21–15 | 
| Winner | 2009 | China Open (4) |  Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21–12, 21–12 | 
| Winner | 2010 | China Masters (4) |  Chen Long | 21–15, 13–21, 21–14 | 
| Runner-up | 2010 | Japan Open (2) |  Lee Chong Wei | 20–22, 21–16, 17–21 | 
| Runner-up | 2011 | Singapore Open |  Chen Jin | Walkover | 
| Winner | 2011 | Hong Kong Open (5) |  Chen Jin | 21–12, 21–19 | 
| Winner | 2014 | Australian Open |  Simon Santoso | 22–24, 21–16, 21–7 | 
Performance timeline
Singles performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | SF-B | S | G | NH | N/A | 
To avoid confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through 2016 All England Super Series Premier.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 1R 0–1 | Not Held | G 5–0 | Not Held | G 5–0 | Not Held | 2 / 3 | 10–1 | 91% | |||||||||
| World Championships | A | NH | A | NH | 3R 2–1 | NH | S 4–1 | G 5–0 | G 5–0 | NH | G 6–0 | QF 3–1 | G 6–0 | NH | G 6–0 | A | QF 3–1 | NH | 5 / 9 | 40–4 | 91% | 
| World Cup | Not Held | G 4–0 | G 4–0 | Not Held | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| World Superseries Finals | Not Held | Absent | W 5–0 | Absent | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| Asian Championships | Absent | S 5–1 | Absent | SF-B 4–1 | A | G 6–0 | G 6–0 | SF-B 4–1 | QF 3–1 | G 5–0 | G 5–0 | 4 / 8 | 38–4 | 90% | |||||||
| Asian Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | S 3–1 | Not Held | G 4–0 | Not Held | G 5–0 | Not Held | 2 / 3 | 12–1 | 92% | |||||||||
| East Asian Games | Not Held | S 2–1 | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||||
| Team Competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Cup | NH | A | NH | SF-B 3–0 | NH | G 5–0 | NH | G 5–0 | NH | G 4–1 | NH | G 5–0 | NH | G 5–0 | NH | SF-B 2–0 | NH | 5 / 7 | 29–1 | 97% | |
| Sudirman Cup | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | G 5–0 | NH | G 3–1 | NH | G 5–0 | NH | G 5–0 | NH | A | NH | G 3–0 | NH | 5 / 5 | 21–1 | 96% | 
| Asian Games | Not Held | SF-B 0–1 | Not Held | G 3–1 | Not Held | G 3–0 | Not Held | S 3–0 | Not Held | 2 / 4 | 9–2 | 82% | |||||||||
| East Asian Games | Not Held | G 2–0 | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1 / 1 | 2–0 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| BWF World Superseries Premier | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All England Open | Absent | SF 4–1 | 2R 1–1 | W 6–0 | F 5–1 | W 6–0 | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | F 4–1 | W 5–0 | Absent | SF 3–1 | 5 / 12 | 50–7 | 88% | ||||
| Malaysia Open | Absent | QF 5–1 | QF 3–1 | 2R 1–1 | QF 3–1 | F 5–1 | F 5–1 | 2R 1–1 | Absent | QF 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | Absent | F 4–1 | 0 / 10 | 30–10 | 75% | |||||
| Indonesia Open | Absent | 1R 0–1 | 3R 2–1 | SF 4–1 | Absent | QF 2–1 | A | 2R 1–1 | Absent | 1R 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% | ||||||||
| Denmark Open | Absent | F 5–1 | 2R 1–1 | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | Absent | W 5–0 | Absent | 2R 1–1 | Absent | 2R 1–1 | QF 2–1 | 3 / 8 | 27–5 | 84% | ||||||
| China Open | 3R 2–1 | NH | QF 2–1 | 2R 1–1 | W 6–0 | W 5–0 | 2R 2–1 | A | 1R 0–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | Absent | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | 5 / 13 | 42–8 | 84% | ||
| BWF World Superseries | |||||||||||||||||||||
| India Open | Not Held | Absent | QF 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore Open | A | NH | 2R 1–1 | 1R 0–1 | SF 4–1 | A | SF 4–1 | A | QF 2–1 | Absent | F 4–1 | Absent | 0 / 6 | 15–6 | 71% | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | NH | Absent | W 5–0 | 1R 0–1 | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% | |||||||||||||
| Japan Open | Absent | 3R 1–1 | F 5–1 | SF 3–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | SF 3–1 | Absent | F 4–1 | SF 3–1 | Absent | QF 4–1 | W 5–0 | 3 / 10 | 38–7 | 84% | |||||
| Korea Open | Absent | W 5–0 | Absent | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | Absent | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | Absent | 2R 1–1 | 3 / 6 | 24–3 | 89% | ||||||||
| French Open | Absent | NH | SF 3–1 | A | W 5–0 | A | SF 3–1 | Absent | 1R 0–1 | 1 / 4 | 11–3 | 79% | |||||||||
| Hong Kong Open | A | NH | A | NH | W 6–0 | NH | W 5–0 | W 6–0 | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | A | QF 2–1 | W 5–0 | Absent | 2R 1–1 | 5 / 8 | 34–3 | 92% | |||
| BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||
| German Open | Absent | F 5–1 | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | SF 4–1 | W 6–0 | Absent | W 6–0 | W 6–0 | Absent | W 6–0 | 6 / 8 | 45–2 | 96% | |||||||
| Swiss Open | Absent | W 5–0 | Absent | SF 3–1 | W 5–0 | F 4–1 | QF 2–1 | Absent | 2 / 5 | 19–3 | 86% | ||||||||||
| China Masters | Not Held | W 5–0 | SF 2–1 | W 5–0 | 1R 0–1 | W 5–0 | W 5–0 | SF 3–1 | Absent | W 5–0 | A | 5 / 8 | 30–3 | 91% | |||||||
| Chinese Taipei Open | Absent | NH | Absent | W 5–0 | Absent | W 6–0 | SF 4–1 | 2 / 3 | 15–1 | 94% | |||||||||||
| Thailand Open | Absent | NH | Absent | W 6–0 | A | NH | A | SF 4–1 | A | NH | A | 1 / 2 | 10–1 | 91% | |||||||
| Dutch Open | Absent | QF 2–1 | Absent | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||||||||
| Macau Open | Not Held | W 6–0 | Absent | 1 / 1 | 6–0 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 158 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 72 | ||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 93 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 20–6 | 18–8 | 38–7 | 43–4 | 50–5 | 59–5 | 51–7 | 41–6 | 41–3 | 38–6 | 64–8 | 34–4 | 9–1 | 40–3 | 36–12 | 6–0 | 590–86 | ||
| Win Percentage | 67% | 0% | 77% | 69% | 84% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 88% | 87% | 93% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 93% | 75% | 100% | 87.28% | ||
| Year End Ranking[2] | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Summer Olympics singles matches
| Phase | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|
| First round |  Ronald Susilo | 12–15, 10–15 | 
| Phase | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | Bye | |
| Second round |  Ng Wei | 21–16, 21–13 | 
| Third round |  Park Sung-hwan | 21–8, 21–11 | 
| Quarter-final |  Peter Gade | 21–13, 21–16 | 
| Semi-final |  Chen Jin | 21–12, 21–18 | 
| Final |  Lee Chong Wei | 21–12, 21–8 | 
| Phase | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|
| Group P |  Scott Evans | 21–8, 21–14 | 
| Second round |  Taufik Hidayat | 21–9, 21–12 | 
| Quarter-final |  Sho Sasaki | 21–12, 16–21, 21–16 | 
| Semi-final |  Lee Hyun-il | 21–12, 21–10 | 
| Final |  Lee Chong Wei | 15–21, 21–10, 21–19 | 
| Phase | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|
| Group E |  David Obernosterer | 21–5, 21–11 | 
| Second round |  Vladimir Malkov | 21–18, 21–7 | 
| Third round |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 21–7, 21–12 | 
| Quarter-final |  Srikanth Kidambi | 21–6, 11–21, 21–18 | 
| Semi-final |  Lee Chong Wei | 21-15, 11-21, 20-22 | 
Head-to-head record
Head-to-head vs. top 20 ranked players
Lin's win-loss record against players who have been ranked World No. 20 or higher is as follows:[3]
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
 Lee Chong Wei 25–12 Lee Chong Wei 25–12
 Bao Chunlai 20–5 Bao Chunlai 20–5
 Peter Gade 17–3 Peter Gade 17–3
 Chen Jin 14–6 Chen Jin 14–6
 Lee Hyun-il 14–3 Lee Hyun-il 14–3
 Taufik Hidayat 13–3 Taufik Hidayat 13–3
 Park Sung-hwan 13–4 Park Sung-hwan 13–4
 Boonsak Ponsana 10–1 Boonsak Ponsana 10–1
 Simon Santoso 10–1 Simon Santoso 10–1
 Sho Sasaki 10–1 Sho Sasaki 10–1
 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 9–0 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 9–0
 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 9–2 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 9–2
 Roslin Hashim 8–0 Roslin Hashim 8–0
 Kenneth Jonassen 8–0 Kenneth Jonassen 8–0
 Wong Choong Hann 8–0 Wong Choong Hann 8–0
 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 7–2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 7–2
 Chen Long 7–2 Chen Long 7–2
 Ng Wei 6–0 Ng Wei 6–0
 Hu Yun 6–0 Hu Yun 6–0
 Shon Wan-ho 6–0 Shon Wan-ho 6–0
 Shon Seung-mo 6–1 Shon Seung-mo 6–1
 Ronald Susilo 6–2 Ronald Susilo 6–2
 Dicky Palyama 5–0 Dicky Palyama 5–0
 Chen Yu 5–0 Chen Yu 5–0
 Joachim Persson 5–0 Joachim Persson 5–0
 Xia Xuanze 5–4 Xia Xuanze 5–4
 Chen Hong 5–5 Chen Hong 5–5
 Nguyen Tien Minh 4–0 Nguyen Tien Minh 4–0
 Shōji Satō 4–0 Shōji Satō 4–0
 Chan Yan Kit 3–0 Chan Yan Kit 3–0
 Du Pengyu 3–0 Du Pengyu 3–0
 Rajiv Ouseph 3–0 Rajiv Ouseph 3–0
 Przemysław Wacha 3–0 Przemysław Wacha 3–0
 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 3–0 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 3–0
 Wang Zhengming 3–0 Wang Zhengming 3–0
 Marc Zwiebler 3–0 Marc Zwiebler 3–0
 Tommy Sugiarto 3–2 Tommy Sugiarto 3–2
 Chong Wei Feng 2–0 Chong Wei Feng 2–0
 Pablo Abián 2–0 Pablo Abián 2–0
 Arvind Bhat 2–0 Arvind Bhat 2–0
 Eric Pang 2–0 Eric Pang 2–0
 Parupalli Kashyap 2–0 Parupalli Kashyap 2–0
 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 2–0 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 2–0
 Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 2–0 Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 2–0
 Alamsyah Yunus 2–0 Alamsyah Yunus 2–0
 Wong Wing Ki 2–1 Wong Wing Ki 2–1
 Srikanth Kidambi 2-1 Srikanth Kidambi 2-1
 Kenichi Tago 2–1 Kenichi Tago 2–1
 Ong Ewe Hock 2–2 Ong Ewe Hock 2–2
 Chou Tien-chen 1–0 Chou Tien-chen 1–0
 Ajay Jayaram 1–0 Ajay Jayaram 1–0
 Lee Yen Hui Kendrick 1–0 Lee Yen Hui Kendrick 1–0
 Liew Daren 1–0 Liew Daren 1–0
 Park Tae-sang 1–0 Park Tae-sang 1–0
 Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 1–0 Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 1–0
- * Statistics correct as of November 1, 2013.
Players with winning records against Lin
Active players are in boldface.
 Viktor Axelsen 3–2 Viktor Axelsen 3–2
 Peter Rasmussen 1–0 Peter Rasmussen 1–0
 Pullela Gopichand 2–1 Pullela Gopichand 2–1
 Chen Wei 1–0 Chen Wei 1–0
References
- ↑ sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Badminton World Federation – Historical Ranking".
- ↑ "Lin's head-to-head record against other players". Retrieved October 28, 2013.